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Thanks,Mom,forallyouhavedoneUnit3TextATeachingObjectives1.Sharetheirideasofpositiveinfluencefromparents.2.LearnthebackgroundinformationaboutMother’sDayandFather’sDay.3.Graspsomenewwordsandexpressionstoenrichtheirvocabulary.4.Readforthekeyideasinsentences.5.Makeandwritegreetingcards.1.EnjoyavideoLead-in2.BackgroundInformationWarming-upQuestionsOurparentshavenotonlygivenusourlives,butalsodoneeverythingpossibletomakesurethatwearewellfed,wellclothedandwelleducatedwhilewegrowup.Nolanguageinthisworldcanfullyexpressourgratitudeforwhatourparentshavedoneforus.Tellthreeunforgettablethingsthatyourparentsdidforyou.Threeunforgettablethingsthatyourparentsdidforyou:1.______________________________________________2.______________________________________________3.___________________________________________THEDATEthesecondSundayinMay.CelebratingMother'sDayHelpourmotherdohouseworkHelpourmotherdohouseworkCelebratingMother'sDayItisasymbolofhealth,youthandlongevityCarnationCelebratingMother'sDaygivecardsandgifts1.PartDivisionofthetextAnalysisofthetext2.LanguagePointsPartTopicParagraphMainideaⅠReasonsforwritingtheletter1-2Weshouldneverforgettosay“_________”toourmothersnomatter____________ⅡMyletter3-4Thewriterexpressestheever-presentgratitudethathehasfor_______________5-7Thewriterrecallshowhismothertookgreatcareofhimwhen____________8-11Thewriterliststhethingsthathismotherdidforhimwhen_____________12-13Thewriterpraiseshismotherandexpresses__________________thankyouhowbusywearehismotherhewasyounghehadgrownupbestwishesforher1Wetendtogetcaughtupineverydaybusinessandconcernsandforgetsomeofthethingsthataremostimportant.Toofewofusstopandtakethetimetosay“thankyou”toourmothers.2WithalettertomymotherontheoccasionofMother’sDay,I’mgoingtotakeaminutetoreflect.FeelfreetouseanyofthisingreetingyourownmotheronSunday,May10.HappyMother’sDaytoall.BobburnsThanks,Mom,forallyouhavedone.DearMom,3Thisletter,Iknow,islongpastdue.Iknowyou’llforgivethetardiness,youalwaysdo.4Therearesomanyreasonstosaythankyou,it’shardtobegin.I’llalwaysrememberyouweretherewhenyouwereneeded.5WhenIwasachild,ashappenswithyoungboys,therewerecutsandbumpsandscrapesthatalwaysfeltbetterwhentendedbyyou.6Youkeptmeonthestraightpath,oneIthinkIstillwalk.7Therewasnothingquitesohumblingasstandingoutsidemyelementaryschoolclassroomandseeingyoucomewalkingdownthehall.YouwereworkingattheschoolandIoftenmanagedtogetsentoutsideclassforsomething.Yourchidingwasgentle,butrighttothepoint.8IalsorememberthatevenafterIgrewbiggerthanyou,youweren’tafraidtoremindmewhowasincharge.ForthatIthankyou.9Youdidallthethingsthatmothersdo—thelaundry,thecookingandcleaning—allwithoutcomplaintorobjection.Butyouwerenevertoobusytohelpwithaproblem,orjustgiveahand.10Youletmelearnthebasicsinthekitchen,andduringthetimeIwasonmyownitkeptmefromgoinghungry.11YoutaughtbyexampleandforthatIamgrateful.IcanseehowmucheasieritiswithmyowndaughtertobethebestmodelIcanbe.Youdidthatforme.12Yourchildrenaregrownnow,yourgrandchildren,almost.Youcanlookbackwithpridenowandknowyoucanrest.Asmothersarejudged,youstandwiththebest.13Godblessyou,Mom.(358words)tend//1.vi.［后接不定式］倾向于；往往会、易于2.vt.lookafterortakecareof照料，照管Itendtothinkthat’snotagoodidea.Hetendstospeaktooquickly.Thenurseistendingthesickperson.Themotherhasnotimetotendherchild.e.g.我倾向于认为这个想法不好。他往往说话太快。护士在照顾病人。母亲没有时间照顾孩子。LanguagePointsbe/getcaughtupin:be/getabsorbedorinvolvedin被卷入，陷入Thecountrydidn’twanttogetcaughtupinanothercountry’swar.Heisverybusy,forheoftengetscaughtupineverydaythings.e.g.该国不想卷入另一个国家的战争。他很忙，常常被日常事物缠住。LanguagePointseveryday/evrde/:a.usedorhappeningdaily每天的，每天发生的；日常的Hereverydayworkistoteachchildren.Thesearetheeverydayproblemswemeet.她每天的工作是教孩子。这些是我们遇到的日常问题。LanguagePointsbusiness//:n.matter;affair;buyingandselling;commerce;trade;firm;shop事物；事；买卖；商业；生意；商行；商店LanguagePointsconcern/kns/:n.［常用复数］someone’sbusiness事务Mindyourownconcerns.Heisbusyathiseverydayconcerns.少管闲事。他忙于日常事务。LanguagePointsoccasion/e/:n.particulartime(atwhichaneventtakesplace);suitableorrighttime(forsth.);opportunity（事情发生的）时刻，时候；场合；时机；机会ontheoccasionof:atthetimeof(acertainevent)在…之际Weboughtherthepictureontheoccasionofher70thbirthday.Isendyoumybestwishesontheoccasionofyourweddinganniversary.在她70岁生日之际，我们给她买了这幅画。在你们结婚纪念日之际，我向你们献上最衷心的祝福。LanguagePointsreflect//:vi.thinkcarefully思考，反省Hereflectedbeforeansweringmyquestion.Givemeaminutetoreflect.他在回答我的问题之前仔细考虑了一下。给我一分钟考虑一下。LanguagePointsFeelfreetouse…:请随意用……本句是祈使句，表示劝告、建议、命令等语气。LanguagePointsThisletter,Iknow,islongpastdue.我知道，这封信早就该写了。本句中Iknow是插入成分。due表示到期的，pastdue过期了。LanguagePointsWhenIwasachild,ashappenswithyoungboys,therewerecutsandbumpsandscrapesthatalwaysfeltbetterwhentendedbyyou.我小的时候，如同所有的小男孩一样，身上总有些割破的伤口、碰撞造成的肿块和擦伤，但有你照料，我总会感到好一些。本句中ashappenswithyoungboys是一个由关系代as引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰整个句子。thatalwaysfeltbetterwhen（theywere）tendedbyyou是定语从句，felt也作联系动词，意思是“感觉、觉得”。when（theywere）tendedbyyou时间状语从句中省略了主语和be动词。在英语中，如果状语从句的主语和主句的主语一致，且后面跟有be动词，则可以省略从句中相同的主语和后面的be动词。LanguagePointsdue//:a.expected(now)应到的，到期的Thenexttrainisdueintenminutes.Thebabyisdueinth